Alicante Province

Costa Blanca 'Good Samaritan' is kidnapped by house guests but escapes after being thrown 'bound and gagged' into car boot

Costa Blanca ‘Good Samaritan’ is kidnapped by house guests but escapes outside McDonalds after being thrown ‘bound and gagged’ into car boot

A 33-YEAR-OLD Czech woman went through a two-day kidnapping and sexual assault ordeal after letting a homeless couple- also from the Czech Republic- stay in

12 Jun, 2026 @ 15:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British Father blames vape oil sold to their teenage son while on holiday in Benidorm for his sudden death

British father blames teenage son’s sudden death while on holiday in Benidorm on vape oil

A BRITISH teenager has died during a Costa Blanca holiday after an adverse reaction to vape oil, his family has said. Harry Whitton, 18, from

12 Jun, 2026 @ 13:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Benidorm introduces high-tech system to help locals and tourists find car park spaces

BENIDORM is now providing ‘real-time’ details about car park spaces via its roadside information signs. The City Council says it is part of its commitment

11 Jun, 2026 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Alicante hits two million residents and GDP doubles in 25 years – but still ranks 45th out of 52 Spanish provinces for wealth per capita

A STUDY says that Alicante province’s population is now over two million people and its economy is growing at a record rate- but the area

10 Jun, 2026 @ 14:00

Alicante·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead

Popular Costa Blanca street market raided with 12 traders arrested for selling fake football shirts ahead of the World Cup

12 PEOPLE have been arrested for selling fake goods at the weekly Torrecremada Park street market in Denia. The Policia Nacional and Denia’s Policia Local

10 Jun, 2026 @ 11:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Torrevieja man who created uproar by bludgeoning cat to death is arrested again to execute his deportation from Spain

A MAN who clubbed his ex-partner’s cat to death in a Torrevieja street has been arrested again- this time to execute his deportation to Colombia.

9 Jun, 2026 @ 13:07

Animals·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Paddleboarders make grim discovery of body floating near Torrevieja on the Costa Blanca

TWO paddleboarders made a gruesome discovery of a body on a Torrevieja area beach on Monday. They spotted the male corpse floating in the water

9 Jun, 2026 @ 11:42

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Russian jailed for intimidating and scaring Torrevieja shopkeepers with gang violence if they didn't pay 'protection' money

Russian man jailed for threatening Torrevieja shopkeepers with gang violence if they didn’t pay ‘protection’ money

A 21-YEAR-OLD Russian man has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for running a ‘protection racket’ involving various shop owners in the Torrevieja area. He

8 Jun, 2026 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

British tourist in Benidorm tried to kill two people at popular beach and then tried to take his life in police cells

British tourist in Benidorm ‘tried to kill two people at popular beach before attempting to take own life in custody’

A BRITISH tourist has been arrested in Benidorm for trying to drown a woman at Poniente beach and then burying a child’s face in the

8 Jun, 2026 @ 09:50

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm launches major security operation ahead of World Cup – with extra riot police drafted in to deal with surge in boozy Brits

BENIDORM is ramping up policing during soccer’s World Cup -which starts next week- with a special operation to curb any incidents at local bars. Extra

5 Jun, 2026 @ 11:37

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Owner of fake Ferrari luxury car is arrested in Spain after police spot ‘bargain price’ online advert

A COSTA Blanca resident has been arrested for trying to sell a Ferrari replica car as a genuine luxury model. The Policia Nacional swooped on

4 Jun, 2026 @ 12:54

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Opening date revealed for €61m shopping centre after four years of construction in Torrevieja’s port area

TORREVIEJA’S new Paseo del Mar shopping centre will open for business on June 11. After over four years of construction in the city’s port area,

3 Jun, 2026 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

WATCH: Police bust Costa Blanca migrant smuggling gang which used stolen motorboats for sea crossings

WATCH: Police bust Costa Blanca migrant smuggling gang which used stolen motorboats as sea taxis

SIX Algerian men have been arrested in Alicante province for running an illegal migrant taxi service between North Africa and Spain. An additional person has

1 Jun, 2026 @ 16:18

Alicante·Almeria·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Murcia

Benidorm scammer tricked tourists by pocketing deposits for non-existent holiday flats

A 59-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in Benidorm for offering holiday and long-term rental bookings for properties that he did not manage. The scammer- of

1 Jun, 2026 @ 10:29

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Drunk British tourist in Benidorm suffers broken nose during violent ‘English Zone’ mobile phone robbery- two men arrested

A BRITISH tourist was beaten up and robbed in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ by three attackers. The trio from Alicante rented an apartment in the resort

29 May, 2026 @ 12:35

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Unprecedented May heatwave caused record-breaking number of deaths in Spain

Spain’s Costa Blanca set for early heatwave with temperatures soaring to July levels

THE warm air mass that brought record-breaking high temperatures to Northern Europe has moved to Spain with predictions of 37C values in Alicante province. State

28 May, 2026 @ 11:31

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Police bust Benidorm area scammers who stole cars and changed ID details to those of accident wrecks

Police bust Benidorm area scammers who stole cars and changed ID details to those of scrapyard wrecks

POLICE have arrested seven men and two women on the Costa Blanca who ran a car theft and sales scam. Medium to high range cars

25 May, 2026 @ 16:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Patient badly burnt after cigarette lighter sparks cause oxygen cylinder to explode inside Costa Blanca hospital

Patient badly burnt after cigarette lighter sparks cause oxygen cylinder explosion inside Costa Blanca hospital

A TORREVIEJA Hospital patient suffered second and third degree burns after going for an illegal cigarette with sparks from lighter causing his oxygen cylinder to

25 May, 2026 @ 10:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Foreigners rush to buy apartments in Benidorm’s record-breaking TM Tower- Europe’s tallest residential complex

THE developer of Benidorm’s TM Tower- which will be the tallest residential structure in Europe- says that half of its 260 apartments have been sold.

21 May, 2026 @ 11:20

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Torrevieja’s plan to clear its parks and streets of around 700 feral chickens and roosters is ‘progressing well’

TORREVIEJA has given itself an autumn deadline to remove all domestic birds including hens, roosters and chickens that have freely been roaming for years in

20 May, 2026 @ 15:53

Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Costa Blanca launches campaign to lure wealthy British holidaymakers and long-term winter residents with major UK flight boost

THE Costa Blanca Tourist Board is wooing more British visitors to the region via a promotional roadshow in the UK. Wealthy holidaymakers and winter visitors

20 May, 2026 @ 11:33

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

British gestor arrested for allegedly defrauding €84k from expat client did work for Costa Blanca mayor

British gestor who worked for Costa Blanca mayor allegedly defrauded €84k from ‘vulnerable’ expat client

A BRITISH man sacked from his role as a mayoral representative in Rojales was one of two arrests made in late March for allegedly defrauding

20 May, 2026 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca town in shock after Guardia Civil officer kills wife and son before turning gun on himself

A GUARDIA Civil officer shot dead his wife and son inside their home located within the force’s barracks in Dolores(Alicante province) The man, 55, then

18 May, 2026 @ 15:47

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British expat defrauded of €86k by couple who ran Costa Blanca consultancy to help foreigners in Spain

Elderly British expat defrauded of €86k by couple who operated Costa Blanca consultancy

A COUPLE in their early 40s have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Rojales after an elderly British man was defrauded out of €86,000.

18 May, 2026 @ 14:09

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Woman convicted for leaving pet dog to die agonising death on Costa Blanca terrace in August sun - but escapes jail

Woman who left pet dog to die agonising death on Costa Blanca terrace in August sun escapes jail

A WOMAN who left her dog tied up on a Torrevieja rooftop terrace during scorching heat will not be jailed after accepting a suspended sentence

15 May, 2026 @ 15:00

Animals·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

WATCH: British drug trafficker is arrested near Benidorm just hours after most wanted appeal for fugitives ‘hiding out in expat communities in Spain’

A BRITISH fugitive on a ‘Most Wanted List’ unveiled by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) on Thursday has been arrested the on the same

15 May, 2026 @ 11:44

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca ‘Good Samaritan’ is kidnapped by house guests but escapes outside McDonalds after being thrown ‘bound and gagged’ into car boot

British father blames teenage son’s sudden death while on holiday in Benidorm on vape oil

Benidorm introduces high-tech system to help locals and tourists find car park spaces

Alicante hits two million residents and GDP doubles in 25 years – but still ranks 45th out of 52 Spanish provinces for wealth per capita

Popular Costa Blanca street market raided with 12 traders arrested for selling fake football shirts ahead of the World Cup

Torrevieja man who created uproar by bludgeoning cat to death is arrested again to execute his deportation from Spain

Paddleboarders make grim discovery of body floating near Torrevieja on the Costa Blanca

Russian man jailed for threatening Torrevieja shopkeepers with gang violence if they didn’t pay ‘protection’ money

British tourist in Benidorm ‘tried to kill two people at popular beach before attempting to take own life in custody’

Benidorm launches major security operation ahead of World Cup – with extra riot police drafted in to deal with surge in boozy Brits

Owner of fake Ferrari luxury car is arrested in Spain after police spot ‘bargain price’ online advert

Opening date revealed for €61m shopping centre after four years of construction in Torrevieja’s port area

WATCH: Police bust Costa Blanca migrant smuggling gang which used stolen motorboats as sea taxis

Benidorm scammer tricked tourists by pocketing deposits for non-existent holiday flats

Drunk British tourist in Benidorm suffers broken nose during violent ‘English Zone’ mobile phone robbery- two men arrested

Spain’s Costa Blanca set for early heatwave with temperatures soaring to July levels

Police bust Benidorm area scammers who stole cars and changed ID details to those of scrapyard wrecks

Patient badly burnt after cigarette lighter sparks cause oxygen cylinder explosion inside Costa Blanca hospital

Foreigners rush to buy apartments in Benidorm’s record-breaking TM Tower- Europe’s tallest residential complex

Torrevieja’s plan to clear its parks and streets of around 700 feral chickens and roosters is ‘progressing well’

Costa Blanca launches campaign to lure wealthy British holidaymakers and long-term winter residents with major UK flight boost

British gestor who worked for Costa Blanca mayor allegedly defrauded €84k from ‘vulnerable’ expat client

Costa Blanca town in shock after Guardia Civil officer kills wife and son before turning gun on himself

Elderly British expat defrauded of €86k by couple who operated Costa Blanca consultancy

Woman who left pet dog to die agonising death on Costa Blanca terrace in August sun escapes jail

WATCH: British drug trafficker is arrested near Benidorm just hours after most wanted appeal for fugitives ‘hiding out in expat communities in Spain’

EXCLUSIVE: Irish expat left with nothing after €50,000 worth of belongings vanish en route from Turkey to his Andalucia home on the Spanish – Portugal border

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Suffering from migraines? These three medicines are far better than ibuprofen, new study suggests

EXCLUSIVE: Daughter of US Trump politician flees Texas to seek asylum in Spain fearing she will be branded a domestic terrorist if she returns home

Gibraltar suffers three-hour power cut during international gaming summit pitching the Rock to investors

BREAKING: Facebook and Instagram go down across Spain in mass outage

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